N.05 Bagan Jermal State Election Round 5 (1978–1987)

DUN Pulau Pinang

Election:

Total Voters18,282Pulau Pinang average: 14,190

Turnout78.5%Pulau Pinang −1.2 · National +2.5

Valid Votes13,819541 rejected (3.77%)

Majority1,3369.7% · Pulau Pinang −9.0

Candidates3

Quick read

Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 9.7% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Phee Joo Teik (BEBAS) polled 3,875 votes, more than the 1,336 majority.
Seat changed hands: PEKEMAS → MCA (compared with State Election Round 4 (1974–1983)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −11.7 pts.
Turnout 78.5% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 79.7%.

Sak Cheng Lum MCA Won 5,640 (40.81%)

BN · Male · Chinese · 34

Chua Ban Hock SDP Lost 4,304 (31.15%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 31

Phee Joo Teik BEBAS Lost 3,875 (28.04%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-04	Ong Yi How	PEKEMAS	52.48%	16.63%	83.81%	5	Won
SE-05	Sak Cheng Lum	MCA	40.81%	9.67%	78.55%	3	Won
SE-06	Sak Cheng Lum	MCA	49.92%	15.30%	79.21%	3	Won
SE-07	Lim Hock Seng	DAP	62.83%	25.66%	76.09%	2	Won
SE-08	Phee Boon Poh	DAP	63.50%	27.00%	80.05%	2	Won
SE-09	Sak Cheng Lum	MCA	64.23%	28.47%	75.46%	2	Won
SE-10	Sak Cheng Lum	MCA	59.47%	18.95%	73.14%	2	Won
SE-11	Ooi Chuan Aik	MCA	60.76%	21.52%	75.01%	2	Won
SE-12	Lim Hock Seng	DAP	67.99%	35.98%	77.17%	2	Won
SE-13	Lim Hock Seng	DAP	77.83%	56.21%	86.72%	3	Won
SE-14	Soon Lip Chee	DAP	85.37%	71.73%	83.76%	5	Won
SE-15	Chee Yeeh Keen	DAP	84.77%	69.53%	72.08%	2	Won